Bosch 5'' Palm Grip Random Orbit Sander

Overview

Woodworkers looking for a smooth finish, comfortable operation and advanced dustcontrol will love the Bosch ROS10. It combines an ergonomic design with smoothorbital action, a twist-off filtered dust canister and excellent features for smooth all-aroundsanding performance.

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BEST ANSWER:If you're talking about a few scratches, I would not sand. Rather, I would wait until its' completely dry then use a touch-up brush with polyurethane to carefully fill in the scratches...it might take several applications to fill in the scratches completely, If the floor was stained with color, use the same stain on the scratches and wipe off excess, then let the stain dry before applying the poly. You will make it worse if you try to sand out a large area with an electric sander unless you're planning to do the whole floor again.

BEST ANSWER:If you're talking about a few scratches, I would not sand. Rather, I would wait until its' completely dry then use a touch-up brush with polyurethane to carefully fill in the scratches...it might take several applications to fill in the scratches completely, If the floor was stained with color, use the same stain on the scratches and wipe off excess, then let the stain dry before applying the poly. You will make it worse if you try to sand out a large area with an electric sander unless you're planning to do the whole floor again.

Horizon gave you good advice. A little sanding in this case would probably turn into refinishing the floor. I regret that you found out the hard way the difference between "dry" and hard. Polyurethane (and most other finishes) require several days to cure hard, even though they may be dry to the touch overnight.

I used this sander to sand my treated lumber front porch floor. It got the job done very quickly, with a great finish, using 80 grit discs. Little to no vibration from the sander, and the sanding discs lasted for a very long time. I wish I had purchased this sander years ago. It is my first choice for sanding jobs from now on.

Not the cheapest, not the smallest, but it is very smooth to operate. My previous Porter Cable vibrated a lot more - I had to use anti-vibration gloves. Time will tell, but this one feels pretty sturdy too.

I have worn out my other sanders so this was needed for my tool bag and is a good fit for my hand. I like the feel, control, and dust collection feature that was lacking on the others I had. Quality brand!

I love this sander pretty much down the line. It really does the job well, is very tough, and well designed. I just can't stand the micro-dust collector and would much rather have an easily removable bag. The dust collection module not easy to remove from the sander and prying the cover off is even worse. I guess if I was sanding indoors and didn't have a shop vac attached, I'd appreciate the fine dust collection, but I'm either outside or have a vac attached. When outside, the bag is the way to go.